Analyst apologises for insult about WNBA's Clark

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American sports expert Pat McAfee has apologised for utilizing an reproach to mention to WNBA subordinate Caitlin Clark during his ESPN show connected Monday.

McAfee called Clark, 22, a "white bitch" arsenic he explained why she deserved much in installments than different newcomers for nan league's accrued popularity.

Clark was nan WNBA's number 1 draught pick past month, joining Indiana Fever aft her clip astatine nan University of Iowa, wherever she collapsed awesome assemblage hoops records and boosted nan fame of nan women's game.

Posting connected X,, external McAfee said he should not person utilized nan violative word "no matter nan context", adding: "I person measurement excessively overmuch respect for her and women to put that into nan universe."

The erstwhile NFL player, 37, said his volition erstwhile utilizing nan word was to beryllium "complimentary" to Clark.

During Saturday's 71-70 triumph complete Chicago Sky, Clark was enarthrosis barged by Chennedy Carter successful an incident which has received wide attention, pinch debates centred connected whether she is being deliberately targeted.

Fever caput coach Christie Sides posted connected X: "This is unacceptable WNBA. When will nan accordant complaints beryllium heard?!? Something has to beryllium done."

At nan clip officials called an away-from-the-ball foul and did not reappraisal it, but nan convention has since upgraded it to a much superior flagrant 1 violation.

In a conception discussing nan effect of respective WNBA rookies including Clark, Los Angeles Sparks' Cameron Lee Brink and nan Sky's Angel Reese, McAfee based on Clark's performances were nan biggest facet successful boosting women's basketball.

He said: "I would for illustration nan media group that proceed to say, ‘this rookie class, this rookie class, this rookie class'. No, conscionable telephone it for what it is, there's 1 achromatic bitch for nan Indiana squad who is simply a superstar".

"Is location a chance that group conscionable bask watching her play hoops because [of] really electrifying she is, what she did, what she stood for, really she went astir going what she went for? Maybe.

"But instead, we person to perceive group opportunity that we only for illustration her because she's white, and she's only celebrated because nan remainder of nan rookie people is doing what they're doing."